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Violence tests peace hopes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/05/2025
» The escalating violence in the restive South in recent weeks is abominable. The random killings of almost a dozen people, mostly civilians, have seen the office of Chularajmontri -- the highest-ranking Thai Muslim cleric, who generally stays neutral -- joining condemnation of such acts.
Time for Thai govt, BRN to talk
Oped, Matt Wheeler, Published on 12/03/2025
» Dialogue between the Thai government and Malay separatists marked its 12-year anniversary on Feb 28, but violence in the southernmost provinces remains an open wound on the Thai body politic. A dreadful routine of bombings, shootings and clashes in these provinces has killed some 7,680 people since 2004, yet the simmering violence goes largely unnoticed outside the region.
Global investors
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/06/2024
» Re: "Phuket targets nominees", "PM pitches Thai, US partnership", & " 'Illegal' British guide nabbed", (BP, June 1).
Virtual diplomacy is real in Thailand
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 11/07/2023
» The past several months have been tumultuous times in Thai diplomacy, with virtual diplomacy constantly challenging real-world diplomacy. Several incidents have occurred involving neighbouring countries, friends and allies. They all started off simply as casual online conversations or Instagram posts, then suddenly, they could quickly have turned toxic and evolved into diplomatic squabbling.
Cop bribery queries
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/01/2023
» Re: "DSI suspends five officers suspected in Nauru consul embezzlement case," (BP, Jan 22) and "DSI must clear up image," (Opinion, Jan 20).
Tea money query
News, Postbag, Published on 11/09/2022
» Re: "Chadchart offers his anti-graft recipe," (BP, Sept 7).
Thailand's kookiest competitions
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 22/07/2022
» Every country has its own share of kooky competitions, and that's also true for Thailand. From the search for a Guanyin avatar to the Peta-would-surely-disapprove swimming competition, here are a few for your entertainment.
What is it that compels people to obey the law?
Oped, Antara Haldar, Published on 21/04/2022
» Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation as a justice of the US Supreme Court has been hailed as a breakthrough for black Americans and other minority communities, for women and mothers, for public defenders, and even for those who went to public school. But the biggest winner is the Supreme Court itself.
Cab partitions a hot issue
News, Postbag, Published on 26/09/2021
» Re: "Taxis fitted with safety partitions," (BP, Sept 24).
Let’s Talk About Porn
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 24/09/2021
» Thai OnlyFans creators are probably sweating right now due to the police clamp down on them for making explicit content, which is illegal in Thailand. Nong Khai Nao (Miss Bad Egg), the most well-known of Thai creators, was arrested on Monday night along with her boyfriend. Nong Khai Nao allegedly raked in, at her peak, nearly B1 million in three months, but has now quit OnlyFans to focus on her YouTube content instead. They face three years imprisonment or a B60,000 fine, or both.